DHS to open new cyber operations center
During a roundtable at RSA Conference Europe last week, Philip Reitinger, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Deputy Under Secretary for the National Protection and …
Careless spammer reveals tricks of the trade
I guess it had to happen sooner or later. After looking at who knows how many spam-and-scam occurrences, Patrick Fitzgerald of Symantec has struck gold while investigating the …
UK’s own “three-strikes” anti-piracy law announced
Following the decision of the European Parliament that enables European member states to approve laws that force ISPs to disconnect individuals from the Internet, the UK is …
Facebook hit by phishing scam and banking Trojan combo
Facebook users should be on the lookout for an email threat that is posing as a message from Facebook administrators. The message contains both a phishing scam and a notorious …
Network access control system PacketFence 1.8.5 released
PacketFence is a free and open source network access control (NAC) system. PacketFence is actively maintained and has been deployed in numerous large-scale institutions over …
Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala released
Released today, Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop Edition and Server Edition bring a host of new features and further position Ubuntu as a viable competitor to Windows 7. Ubuntu 9.10 …
Spear phishing scammers target Taiwan officials
TrendLabs reports that they have discovered several instances of “spear phishing”. Spear phishing is a specific type of phishing fraud that involves customizable …
Trick or treat? Attackers exploit Halloween to infect users
Panda Security has uncovered a new Halloween-related search engine optimization attack. With October 31 just around the corner, and many Internet users searching for issues …
New trends in identity theft
Identity theft is America’s fastest-growing crime. More than 70 million identities will be lost this year alone with as many as 3 million social security numbers being …
Wireshark 1.2.3 supports Windows 7 and upgrades security
Wireshark is a popular network protocol analyzer. It is used for troubleshooting, analysis, development, and education. Wireshark 1.2.3 fixes the following vulnerability: It …
Opera 10.01 fixes severe security problems
Opera 10.01 is a recommended security and stability upgrade. Certain domain names can allow execution of arbitrary code Specially crafted domain names can cause a memory …
China raising a cyber army?
Coming as a confirmation of the assertions made in the report prepared by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, another independent report released by the …